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| Changes in the support networks of older adults in the Netherlands | | Author(s) | Marjolein Broese Van Groenou, Theo Van Tilburg |
| Journal title | Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol 12, no 1, March 1997 |
| Pages | pp 23-44 |
| Keywords | Informal care ; Family care ; Spouses ; Children [offspring] ; Longitudinal surveys ; Netherlands. |
| Annotation | Research has demonstrated the value of network support for older people, and the functioning of the network as a resource of support appears to increase with age. This study explored the hierarchy in types of network members who provide instrumental and/or emotional support within a sample of 2,709 Dutch older adults aged between 55 and 89. The hierarchy of instrumental support was found to differ by partner status of the older adult, but the hierarchy in emotional support did not vary with the availability of partner or children. Multi-level regression analyses using longitudinal data indicated that 46 bereaved older adults received increased instrumental support from their network, while their receipt of emotional support remained unchanged. Shifts in the hierarchy of instrumental support were observed, but not in the hierarchy of emotional support. Older people who suffered a decrease in physical mobility received more instrumental and emotional support, but the ranking of supporter types changed little. It is concluded that despite changes in intensity of support, the hierarchies of types of supporters generally remained stable over time. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980724402 A |
| Classmark | P6: P6:SJ: SN: SS: 3J: 76H |
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